How to Do Special Effects Makeup

Transcript This is after two layers of latex and one-ply tissue. The next step is I am going to add a base coat on top of that. And I like this undertone of green, and I’m going to add some gray to it. And with the tissue on the face, it will absorb quite a …

Transcript All right. Now, I’m adding a red lip pencil to the waterline of his eye, so I’m going to have you look up, and I’m going right along that little tiny part of the eye. Okay, here you go. That’s the red around the eye. Now what I’m going to do is go around …

Transcript Now that the latex for the bullet hole is dry, we’re going to just add a little bit of base color on top of it. Just going to stipple some around there, and then I’m going to stipple the black on top. Make it look like it’s just part of the skin. The next …

Transcript Now that we’ve created a zombie, I’m going to teach you how to kill a zombie. I have a little bit of dental floss that I’ve wrapped into a small circle. I’m going to take some liquid latex, dab it on the forehead where I want the bullet wound to be. Then I’m going …

Transcript Hi. My name is Ciara Rose Griffin, and I am a professional makeup artist. I specialize in special effects, fashion, and my real passion is makeup as fine art. I first became interested in makeup in my undergrad years at the University of Montana where I was studying acting. In our BFA program we …

Transcript Now I’m going to add a little KY jelly to these holes that we ripped in the makeup just to make them look like they’re oozing. So, I have the KY, and I’m using a concealer brush. You can use your finger or Q-tips if you prefer. I’m just going to fill those so …

Transcript I’m going to apply the base of the zombie make up now. I am using some cream makeup that I got from the local Halloween store. Most of these products are also available in regular drug stores. So I’m going to take a little bit of this green cream makeup and I’m going to …

Transcript We’re going to begin a zombie makeup application. There are several different types of zombie, but we’re going to be doing the flesh falling off the face zombie. These are simple things that you can do to create a really cool effect with things that you have around the house and some liquid latex. …

Transcript I’m going to teach you how to make scars using a product called rigid collodion. It looks like this and it’s from a company named Kryolan. And, you can get it at Halloween supply stores and professional specialty make up stores, such as Alcone in New York City. Or, you can also get it …

Transcript I’m going to add a little bit of red color to this blackened charcoal that I already have on my hand and mix a lipstick color. That’s kind of a deep red. I like that color. So, I’m going to take my lip or concealer brush, it’s the same shape, and I’m going to …

Transcript We already applied the scars for this Joker makeup and now we’re going to add the white color of the face. So, this is a simple palette that I bought from a drug store or a Halloween store and I’m going to use a little bit of white and I’m going to add in …

Transcript I’m going to add some Ben Nye stage blood now. I like this blood because you can put it in your mouth. You can also make homemade blood if you like, that you can eat. So, basically, I am just going to dab this blood all over. It’s kind of beading up on top …

Transcript Now we are going to give Amanda a “zipper face”. This is a really cool effect that makes it look as if your skin is being zipped open. I have this zipper and I am going to fit it to Amanda’s face. You can use the flesh tone or you can use a black …

Transcript I’m going to show you how to create a sliced neck. Now there are a few different ways you can create this look. One of them would be with latex. The other, you can use mortician’s wax or scar wax. I’m going to show you today how to use a silicone compound. This compound …

Transcript I’m going to mix the two in with the foundation. Now, you want to work these up really well. Work them in together so you can get the A and B component to really mix. See how colored that is and I used hardly any foundation at all. Another reason you don’t want to …

Transcript This is the last part of our blood slit, and it’s the most fun. This is when we get to add the blood. So I’m going to go ahead and use Ben Nye thick blood, which is like a gelatin consistency. And I take a little bit of that up, and then using my …

Transcript Our silicone has set, so now I am going to fix it with some fixer spray. Close your eyes. I’m just going to spritz. That helps seal it. Okay. Now, I’m going to take a little bit of powder, load my brush with it, and then gently powder it. Especially around the edges, we …

Transcript Now that we’ve applied our base coat of red, I’m going to add a deep maroon red color, also from the Ben Nye Bruise Wheel. I’m just going to go over that initial layer that we had, especially on the outer edges. I’m just going to deepen that color a little bit. We’re trying …

Transcript The zipper has adhered to Amanda’s face now, and so it took a little while, a lot of spirit gum, tapping off, pressing down, making sure that it’s nice and stuck on there. So when you do this, be patient, it takes a while. Okay, now I’m going to add a base to try …

Transcript I’m going to add just a little bit of blush now to make her look more normal on the outside, kind of more of a beauty makeup on the outside. Like I said, you can add a full blown eye makeup to this look. It creates a really cool juxtaposition of what we’re going …

Transcript Now we’re going to add color to the sliced neck. I’m going to start out with this deep, purple-y red color, and I’m going to fill in the wound with this color. I’m going to use a concealer brush, but you can use any brush that you have, or Q-tips of course always work …

Transcript I’m going to show you how to prep long hair for a wig. The first thing we are going to do is section out the hair into two parts. Her hair is already amazingly sectioned by color. So we’re just going to follow that. We have two sections now. I’m going to take this …

Transcript Let me show you how to contour up the cheeks a little bit, and also create the stitched lips. So, I’m mixing a little bit of my pale color with black to create a grey that I will use for contouring the cheeks. This can be as extreme or as subtle as you want. …

Transcript Now we’re going to do a Day of the Dead make-up. This is one of my most favorite make-ups because it can be so intricate or just a general, beautiful make-up. This make-up is based off of the Day of the Dead sugar skulls. So the first step is we’re going to add a …

Transcript Now, I’m going to show you how to make the deep bruising. First, I’m going to take a little bit of yellow that I have in this palette, and I’m going to surround the whole bruised area with a little bit of yellow to create a gross discoloration. I’m just going to dab it …

Transcript Once the hair is twisted up and secured flatly to the head, we’re just going to spray a little bit of hairspray to tame the baby hairs that may be sticking up. So we’re just going to give it a little spritz and then flatten those hairs down. Especially down here, she had a …

Transcript I’m going to show you now how to make fake bruises, in particular, a black eye. So, I have this kind of a brush that I got from the Make-Up Designory that’s really great for special effects. It looks like a paintbrush. It’s soft bristles, but they have a great texture to them. If …

Transcript Now is the great part of creating a sugar skull, where you get to add embellishments. It’s a great idea to print out reference photos or look at photos of sugar skulls and see the kind of design you want to make. There’s a lot of different options. I’ve gone back through and added …

Transcript For step two of this make-up, we’re going to hollow out the eyes and the nose. So, I’m going to take a black cream make-up and my blendy brush and get some black on there. Close your eyes. I’m just going to hollow out the eyes. There’s really no right or wrong way to …

Transcript So we have the first step of the tattoo complete. Now if you like the way this looks, like I said before, you can leave it as such. If you do leave it it’s really important that you powder it with a neutral set powder. I have the Ben Nye Neutral Set Powder. I …

Transcript All right, now we’re going to show you how to make the cut bleed. So I’m going to take my palette knife again, and I’m going to separate this cut a little more. There, it’s separated, and now I’m going to take some stage blood, also a lot of different companies make stage blood, …

Transcript This our last step of covering the tattoo. I have with me a beauty blender sponge which is one of the most amazing miracles in the makeup industry. And I have created a skin tone foundation that matches hers. It’s important when picking out a foundation for a tattoo cover that it’s also thick …

Transcript The way the wax is on her skin, it’s actually fairly flesh-toned, so we’re not going to color with foundation. If you put the wax on and it doesn’t match your skin tone, you can hit it with foundation that matches your skin. But, as you can see, the wax and the spirit gum …

Transcript Okay, so the tattoo has been applied and, as you can see, I’ve added a little bit of shading. And I’m going to show you how I did that and how you can do it on your own. First of all, when we’re talking about shadows, it’s always the shadow is deepest and then …

Transcript I’m going to teach you now how to create fake cuts. The first thing is we’re going to clean the area where we’re going to put the cut. So, I’m just going to take a little spritz of alcohol and clean this area here. Now that that’s nice and clean I’m going to put …

Transcript For step of the tattoo cover, I am going to choose a skin tone concealer that I am going to apply over the orange. I think this color looks close to her skin tone. I am going to use a concealer brush again to apply this over the top. I’m going to be using …

Transcript And now I’m going to take the wax and the palate knife, you can use a butter knife or whatever you have at home, and I’m going to scrape out some wax. Now, the wax is easier to work with the warmer it is, so I’m just going to roll it on my hand …

Transcript I am going to show you how to cover a tattoo. The first step is obviously always clean the skin. I am going to take a little bit of alcohol and I am just going to rub it over the tattoo that I want to cover. Now, because this is a blue black ink …

Transcript Right now we’re going to talk about how to apply fake tattoos. There are a number of different types of fake tattoos. There’s a water transfer tattoo and it’s a little bit similar to maybe the tattoos that you had from your Cracker Jack box growing up. They apply just with water and they …

Transcript Now we’re going to talk about a few household techniques and products you can use to create fake blood. In addition to using chocolate sauce and food coloring, you can also use karo syrup and food coloring, as well as instant coffee. The each make a different texture of blood, and they can all …

Transcript So, we’re going to take our alcohol tattoo transfer, and cut around the edges like so. It doesn’t have to be perfect, but it’s a little easier to work with. And these are very thin papers, so you want to be careful that you don’t rip them, coming around the edges. All right. So, …

Transcript Today we’re going to talk about how to make fake blood with products that you probably have in your kitchen already. First of all, we’re going to use chocolate syrup and some food coloring. This is a really easy, really basic, also edible way of making blood. Really good for zombie blood. So first, …